I was stalked!

All I wanted was to do was spend sometime with myself. Usually I take a walk when I want to be alone. I love walking alone sometimes ……looking at plants, houses, sky and be all by myself with my thoughts. We usually go for walk on the same road almost everyday. It’s a wide, quiet road. And in the evenings or mornings you can find few people taking brisk walk. Also there are people taking driving lessons with L board on their cars.

Today I dropped my cousin to bus stop and I found myself going on that road instead of going home. The weather was pretty good and I was walking slowly looking at flowers, garden, dew on the leaves, the rain washed road, sky, buildings…enjoying the cold breeze. I had no idea that someone was stalking. The first time I noticed him was when he went very close to me o nhis bicycle. It was then his presence caught my attention. I didn’t give it much thought then. I ahd to cross a road to get to the other side. I noticed him standing at the other side of the road looking at all the four directions. It seemed to me as though he was looking for some one. He was turning his head in all directions pedaling his cycle. He must have been 17-18 year old kid. Okay, I’m not too good at telling age of people by looking at their face. It was like some kid playing with his friends. It gave me a impression that he was waiting for somebody or he was getting away from somebody or he was looking for someone. As kids we used to do this. Speed fast on bicycle and make sure nobody catches up with your speed. If anybody has sped past you, you must go and stop that fellow. You know things like that… His ways reminded me of all those good old days. It reminded me of my BSA Champ cycle as well, which I had as a kid. As I cross the road and go straight I find him standing at the end of the road with his bicycle. I was alarmed now. Instead of going till the end of the road I turn back and start walking. To my surprise he starts cycling towards me. I stare at him. His face wore such an innocent look. I felt I was thinking something utterly stupid. I walk for awhile and suddenly take a turn. I was happy not to find him behind me. And guess what he was at the other end of the road!!!!! Now I was damn sure. This guy is up to something. I stare at him. He looks straight into my eyes. He looks so damn innocent. There wasn’t anything threatening the way he looked at me. I continued taking such turns and then retracing my steps back….he passed by me so many times. I was concentrating hard on his features….so that I can help somebody to draw his pic…in case there was a need for that!!!this was so stupid of me. I know. I don’t know why such thoughts came into my head. I had forgotten that I could take his pic in a second with my mobile. It was already some 20 minutes since he was behind me. Next time I took out my cell pretended to focus him. He was bit far from me then. He got a whiff of it I think. He made a sudden turn and stood at he end of the road. I pretended to be busy messaging and stood at the side of the road(Thatz one big use of cellphones). I was very near my house then. Bu ti didn’t want him to know where I live. So I walk backwards again. This was going on since past half an hour. I can’t go on doing this. I decided to head home. I was just few steps away from my apartment. There is a vegetable shop on my way to home. it was crowded with people. As soon as I had taken the turn towards my home this guy had already taken that route and he was much ahead of me. I stand outside vegetable shop for awhile. This guy comes back…looks at me and goes and takes a turn. This was what I was waiting for. I started running. I was not panicky. At least I didn’t show him. But now it was too much for me to handle. I wanted to go home. I don’t know what came upon me I started running. My home was just 20 steps from there. there were people in the main entrance. If he had goen ther e iwould have had to stop to explain somebody ..why I was running. I was sweating by now. I ran straight to basement. It was so dark and silent. Good there was nobody. I have never liked basements. I took lift to the first floor. It was over.

This is second such incident that has happened with me. I donno which one is worse. On the first time some kid had spat on me after following me for sometime. Even then I was returning from my morning walk. I stopped my morning walks after that. That kid was so so scary. He was giving me weird looks.

What was so scary about this guy who after me today was…he looked so innocent and the way he looked at me…nothing was threatening. And I think that scared me a lot.